Q&A: There are unintended consequences of antitrust regulation, researcher says
With the Google antitrust trial well underway, and an Amazon suit soon to follow, Riitta Katila, a professor of management science and engineering, discusses the impacts of anti-competition regulation on innovation. "Big ...
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How a 20-cent fee upended the gaming world
Their language was salty and the message was clear: game developers believed their livelihoods were under threat and they were not going to accept it.
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Meta putting AI in smart glasses, assistants and more
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants and smart glasses as it seeks to gain lost ground in the AI race.
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Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a ...
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Fortnite maker Epic Games tightens belt with layoffs
Epic Games, maker of the highly popular Fortnite video game, said Thursday it is cutting its workforce to save money but will continue spending on its legal battle over Apple and Google app stores.
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AI chip crunch: Startups vie for Nvidia's vital component
The artificial intelligence revolution is fully underway, but soaring demand for its most crucial component has startups scratching their heads on how they can deliver on AI's promise.
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Apple leverages idea of switching to Bing to pry more money out of Google, Microsoft exec says
Apple was never serious about replacing Google with Microsoft's Bing as the default search engine in Macs and iPhones, but kept the possibility open as a "bargaining chip'' to extract bigger payments from Google, a Microsoft ...
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Billionaire Ryan Cohen takes over as CEO at GameStop, adding to chairman role
Billionaire Ryan Cohen, the largest individual investor in GameStop, is taking over as CEO at the video game retailer.
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Sony PlayStation CEO Ryan to retire
Sony's gaming unit chief Jim Ryan will retire next March, the Japanese firm said Thursday, after putting the PlayStation 5 on track to become its "most successful console yet".
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Fossil fuel workers have the skills to succeed in green jobs, but location is a major barrier to a just transition
As the U.S. shifts away from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, thousands of coal, oil and gas workers will be looking for new jobs.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Is 2023 the year of video game romance? Why people like to fall in love in games like Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield
When it comes to video games, romance might not be the first thing that comes to mind.
Sep 27, 2023
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant's Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence
Sep 27, 2023
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ChatGPT maker value rockets in funding talks: report
The value placed on startup OpenAI has rocketed to between $80 billion and $90 billion in talks with potential investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Sep 27, 2023
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Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against eBay, claiming the online marketplace unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products like pesticides and motor vehicle emission-evading devices ...
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